Corset-clasp



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' O. M. THOMAS.

CORSET CLASP.

'N0.425,012. Y PatentedApr.8, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC OASSIOUS M. THOMAS, CAMDEN, OHIO.

CORSET-CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,012, dated April 8, 1890.

Application filed August 14, 1889.

T0 aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CAssIoUs M THOMAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oa1nden, in the county of Preble and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corset-Clasps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to that class of corset-elasps which, when the hook is engaged, covers the latter, and thus prevents the garments next to the clasp from being soiled or damaged.

The object of the invention is to improve upon the general construction of this form of clasp.

The invention therefore consists of constructions and combinations, all as will hereinafter be described in the specification and pointed out in the claim, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents an elevation of part of a pair of corset-steels with my device secured thereto; Fig. 2, a section on' line 2 2, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, a rear elevation of the clasp, and Fig.

4 a side elevation of the hook.

A- A represent the corset-steels, A the clasp, and A the hook. This hook consists of a stud a, secured to steel A and upset toward the right-hand side to form a shoulder or projection a, which also overlaps the the sides, as shown in Fig. 4, for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The clasp A is made of iron, tin, copper, nickel, or any other suitable metal having a thickness suffieient to support and hold the parts together. It is secured to the stays by an extension a by suitable rivets. The shank o is inclined slightly upward, and the upper side a of the clasp is convex or rounded. The body is hollow, and the under side is partly closed and Serial No. 320,700. (No model.)

has a V'-shaped notch or slot a, the edges of which extend nearly to the shank. In other words, the socket member comprises a shank having a hollow dome-shaped head projecting therefrom and a V-shaped opening in its under side leading into said head. The inclined under side a of the shank receives the hook A when the clasp and hook are brought together and guides the latter into the notch a, so that the projection to will engage with the upper side of the bottom of the clasp, which, owing to the hollow arched i11- terior, permits the hook to have a slight longitudinal movement therein. The V-shaped slot also permits of a slight up-and-down movement, disengagement being prevented by the shoulder a engaging with one part or the other of the walls of the slot during this movement. By this means the stays can readily adjust themselves to the various m0vements of the body and be easily engaged or disengaged. The hook is also covered by the clasp, so that it will be impossible for any garment to become soiled or damaged. The hook can also be made very short, and the rounded top of the clasp makes a very smooth surface and does notproject unduly above the stays.

What I claim as new is A corset-fastening consisting of a busk provided with a series of studs having eccentric heads, and a companion busk having a series of socket members, each comprising a shank, and a projecting dome-shaped hollow head projecting from said shank and having a V- shaped opening in its under side leading to the interior of the dome, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CASSIOUS M. THOMAS. lVitnesses:

WILL J. Winson,

inns. A. JOHNSON. 

